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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AGENDA ITEM Assistant County Administrator / Department of General Services Date: March 12, 2018 To: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners Thru: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator Thru: Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator From: Beth Powell, Conservation Lands Manager Subject: Request for Board Approval of a Resolution for a Grant Application to the Florida Inland Navigation District for Public Use Improvements at the Jones' Pier Conservation Area It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners formally consider the following information at the Board's regular meeting of March 20, 2018. DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: In September 2008, the Board of County Commissioners purchased the historic Jones' Pier site under the County's environmental lands program. The subject waterfront property consists of approximately 16.5 acres located on south Jungle Trail. The property was acquired for conservation and historic preservation purposes with a 45% cost -share grant from the Florida Communities Trust. On March 6, 2018, the Board of County Commissioners authorized staff to pursue an application to the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) for the Waterways Assistance Program to complete certain aspects of the public use improvements including the parking lot, restroom facility, pavilion, water/sewer connections and associated pathways. The estimated cost for the improvements is approximately $300,000.00 with 50% of that cost ($150,000.00) to be funded through the FIND grant. Please see Attachment 1 for the proposed improvements provided by MBV under Work Order No. 10. As a part of the FIND Waterways Assistance Program grant application for the referenced improvements, FIND requires that the applicant (Indian River County) provide a resolution authorizing the project and ensuring that the terms of the grant will be met (if awarded). To that end, the attached resolution (Attachment 2) is herein presented for the Board's consideration and approval. ANALYSIS The attached resolution (Attachment E-7 of the FIND grant application) is in standardized format as required by FIND. The resolution indicates that the County is applying for 50% ($150,000.00) of the total estimated cost of the project. The following table provides a breakdown of estimated cost by project elements: 114